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it; for some of the richest mines of the continent 
are only a few miles from Temagami. It is sad 
to think that, perhaps, we walked over silver 
ore without being the wiser, but as many emi- 
nent men high in the mining and scientific 
worlds seem to have done the same, we must 
not grieve overmuch. We found what we 
sought, and the best man living cannot expect 
to do more. 
It is to be hoped that these rich silver ores 
will not be found by the shores of sweet Tema- 
gami itself, for we do not wish to have those 
charming solitudes disturbed by the dynamite 
of the miner, nor do we desire greatly to see 
those straight pine shafts bowed by the axe or, 
worse still, by fire, which is their more deadly 
foe. Yet, what has to be will be, and those who 
would see Temagami in all its glory should go 
this very year, and if they and the lake are 
spared, it is hardly likely they will resist its call 
when once more the bass are ‘‘ripe.” 

Bamboo vs. Lancewood 
As an interested reader of your magazine 
may I ask you, through it, for an expression of 
opinion on the relative merits of split bamboo 
and Jancewood fishing-rods? Is a lancewood 
more liable to break at the joints? Why is it 
that the stores do not handle them now? Will 
a bamboo rod be ruined in the event of the 
varnish being worn off? Thanking you in 
anticipation of some knowledge of the subject, 
Seattle, Wash. eiF IR 
All fishing-tackle dealers handle lancewood 
rods, but the sale of split bamboos is far greater, 
as they are the fashion. Undoubtedly the best 
split bamboo is a better rod than a lancewood, 
By Geo. T. Taylor 
but when you get down to the $2 quality the 
purchaser makes a big mistake when he selects 
the bamboo, as there is much difference between 
a good one and a poor one, and no maker can 
afford to give you a fine bamboo rod for a low 
price. 
We always revarnish our rods, greenheart, 
lancewood and split bamboo, each spring with 
the best coachmaker’s varnish. It is advisable 
to do so with all rods, but more especially so 
with split bamboos, as they, being made up 
of sections, suffer more than a single-piece rod. 
A good split bamboo will not break at the 
ferrules, but it will not stand the liberties that 
a good greenheart or lancewood rod will— 
in camp, for instance. For fishing in the wilds 
of the Kootenays we have used both green- 
heart and bamboo, and in our hands one served 
as well as the other.—ED. 

He Will Find It 
Reading carefully over RECREATION for the 
last three or four years, I could not decide 
what is the best way of catching bass. IF fish 
in Chippewa Lake, Medina County, O. 
I have tried it by day and night, but failed 
to catch any. 
What way would you catch bass in that lake, 
viz., line, hooks and hours? 
Cleveland, O. A SUBSCRIBER. 
Not having fished the lake you mention we 
cannot say what would be the most killing 
bait for bass, but we should try live minnows 
first. Bass do not always take the same bait, 
yet, taking one water with another, live minnows 
certainly have the call. Morning and evening 

ON THE FAMOUS MIRIMICHI 
